Columbanus ("The Dove of the Church"), not to be confused with his near-contemporary Columba of Iona, was a towering figure in the religious and political life of Europe in the Dark Ages. In this lively biography of the saint, Carol Richards evokes the violent and unstable age that laid the foundations for the achievements of the Middle Ages.

This highly topical volume, with contributions from leading experts in the field, explores a variety of questions about membership based organizations of the poor. Analyzing their success and failure and the internal and external factors that play a part, it uses studies from both developed and developing countries.Put together by a group of prestigious editors, the contributors address a range of questions, including:What structures and activities character...

BOOK 6 IN THE BESTSELLING CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES'The best of the new cosy crime writers' Daily Telegraph'You'll want to take a front row pew in Champton while this delicious series unfolds' Janice HallettChristmas in Champton, and Daniel and Neil Vanloo are reluctantly conscripted into the Cathedral's choir. The town is buzzing with preparations, festive merriment prevails, and the concert goes without...

In the fall of 2016 those promoting patriarchal ideals saw their champion Donald Trump elected president of the United States and showed us how powerful patriarchy still is in American society and culture. Darkness Now Visible: Patriarchy's Resurgence and Feminist Resistance explains how patriarchy and its embrace of misogyny, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and violence are starkly visible and must be recognized and resisted. Carol Gilligan and David A. J. Richards offer a bold and origin...

委託人確實殺了人，律師到底該不該說出被害人的屍體下落呢？公司產品有瑕疵，律師是要遵守職業倫理而罔顧人命，還是堅守道德良知勇敢舉發？大眾對於律師的觀點是否正確？本書兩位作者皆是執業中的律師，同時也是知名法學教授，他們在本書中帶來一線曙光，回答了大家的疑惑：律師到底為什麼敢明目張膽地濫用自己的權力與客戶的信任，做出許多違反道德標準的行為，肆無忌憚地收取高額費用，甚至佯裝保護客戶時則牟利於己？美國許多律師認為合宜的行為，在一般民眾眼中根本就「不道德」，因此透過專家分析由謀殺到集體訴訟等各種實際案例，深入探討律師行為以及司法系統受到什麼影響。透過本書，讀者將會驚覺美國當今的法律原來竟是如此面貌，也將看到作者所提出 兼具突破性與可信度的法制改革提案。【作者簡介】作者：理查．席川（Richard A. Zitrin）理查．席川是舊金山「席川＆馬斯卓摩納柯」事務所的合夥人，也是舊金山大學的法學教授，他在法學院教授法律倫理、規劃倫理教程。此外，他也在舊金山大學講授訴訟實務，並在加州大學哈斯汀法學院指導...

About this AudiobookCover Design by David Earl DeWitt | ZacaPublishing.com-Step into the shadows with Horror Tales from Dennis Delaney StoryTeller Theatre, a chilling 16-story audio collection. Featuring the atmospheric narration of Dennis Edward Delaney and guest narrator Carol Rochon, this masterfully curated anthology spans over a century of terror, from Edgar Allan Poe to modern chilling originals.-Featured Mas...

Why is America again unjustly at war? Why is its politics distorted by wedge issues like abortion and gay marriage? Why is anti-Semitism still so powerfully resurgent? Such contradictions within democracies arise from a patriarchal psychology still alive in our personal and political lives in tension with the equal voice that is the basis of democracy. This book joins a psychological approach with a political-theoretical one that traces both this psychology (based on loss in intimate life)...

Champs-de-Grâce, 1919. Le curé Gauthier cherche à maintenir ses ouailles dans le droit chemin. Malheureusement pour lui, l'amour du prochain, l'ardeur au travail, la messe du dimanche et les chapelets du soir ne sont pas forcément garants d'une existence dépouillée de faux pas et de péchés mortels. Aînée de la famille, Constance a quitté les bancs d'école afin d'assister sa mère dans les tâches ménagères. Elle veille également sur sa soeur Béatrice, une enfant au coeur sensible et au carac...

The brain’s superpowers have been discovered by neuroscience. Your genius mind knows how to make your brain dissolve worry and stay in your best internal states longer. The result is a life full of possibility.The Worry-Free Mind shows you how to decipher the architecture of your model of reality, shift it to a newer version, and overcome your tendency to worry every day. With the powerful tools it offers, you can access your inner resources, lower stress, calm your reacti...

A collection of cosy crime romances where danger sparks desire! Contains four books – eight stories!Perfect for fans of: Romance in uniform Workplace romance Second chance Forbidden loveA Date with DeathSmall town secrets, deadly minds, and a love on the lineContains:Agent Under Siege by Lena DiazHis Brand of Justice by Delores FossenA...

Champs-de-Grâce, 1922. Pendant que Madeleine expie ses fautes dans les usines de l'Amoskeag Textile Company, aux Etats-Unis, la paix s'installe dans le foyer des Leclerc. Cette quiétude est toutefois troublée par la naissance d'Agnès, rappel inexorable de l'existence d'un autre enfant, né du péché. La situation se détériore lorsque la demeure familiale est la cible de vandales, laissant Constance bouleversée et le curé Gauthier déterminé à élucider cette triste affaire… et prêt à s'improvi...

When Cora Holman's mother dies, she assumes the inevitable: that her mother overdosed on the painkillers she'd been taking for years. So she's shocked to learn that her mother and a neighbor both died of a brain aneurysm the same night. When Cora and other neighborhood teens become ill with a mysterious flu, and government-type strangers arrive in her small town, they all fear the unthinkable—a terrorist attack. With each glass of water they drink, the people of Trinity Falls are poisoning...